Premiere of CBS's UNDER THE DOME Tops Last Summer's L + 7 Premiere
By: Caryn Robbins Jul. 21, 2014
The premiere episode of Under the Dome enjoyed greater live plus 7-day playback lifts in viewers and adults 25-54 than the series premiere a year ago, according to Nielsen L7 ratings for Monday, June 30.
UNDER THE DOME (P) added +4.60m viewers (14.01m from 9.41m, +49%), +1.3 in adults 18-49 (3.4 from 2.1, +62%) and +1.7 rating points in adults 25-54 (4.5 from 2.8, +61%) live plus 7-day lift from live plus same day. In 2013, the series premiere of Under the Dome added +4.23m viewers (17.76m from 13.53m, +31%), +1.6 rating points in adults 25-54 (6.1 from 4.5, +36%) and +1.3 rating points in adults 18-49 (4.6 from 3.3, +39%) in live plus seven day lift from live plus same day. With L+7 day lift, Under the Dome surpassed "America's Got Talent" as the top show of the week in viewers (vs. 13.08m), adults 18-49 (vs. 3.3/11) and adults 25-54 (vs. 4.1/12).Videos